Price of a 3-minute fixed: current LCU) … peak LCU in Tanzania
Tanzania: Price of a 3-minute fixed: current LCU) … peak LCU was 422.4 peak rate - current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania, 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania is 422.4 peak rate - current LCU, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 570.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania peaked at 429 peak rate - current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3 peak rate - current LCU, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 6th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Price of a 3-minute fixed: current LCU) … peak LCU in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 3 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 peak rate - current LCU | +233.3% |
| 1993 | 12 peak rate - current LCU | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 12 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18 peak rate - current LCU | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 48 peak rate - current LCU | +166.7% |
| 1997 | 60 peak rate - current LCU | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 63 peak rate - current LCU | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 63 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 117 peak rate - current LCU | +85.7% |
| 2003 | 117 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 180 peak rate - current LCU | +53.8% |
| 2005 | 180 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 180 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 396 peak rate - current LCU | +120.0% |
| 2008 | 396 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 429 peak rate - current LCU | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 422.4 peak rate - current LCU | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 422.4 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 422.4 peak rate - current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 peak rate - current LCU, 8.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 422.4 peak rate - current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60 peak rate - current LCU, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Price of a 3-minute fixed: current LCU) … peak LCU in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +233.3% | 3 peak rate - current LCU | 10 peak rate - current LCU |
| 1996 | +166.7% | 18 peak rate - current LCU | 48 peak rate - current LCU |
| 2007 | +120.0% | 180 peak rate - current LCU | 396 peak rate - current LCU |
| 2002 | +85.7% | 63 peak rate - current LCU | 117 peak rate - current LCU |
| 2004 | +53.8% | 117 peak rate - current LCU | 180 peak rate - current LCU |
| 1995 | +50.0% | 12 peak rate - current LCU | 18 peak rate - current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2 peak rate - current LCU | 3 peak rate - current LCU | 63 peak rate - current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 212.1 peak rate - current LCU | 63 peak rate - current LCU | 429 peak rate - current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 422.4 peak rate - current LCU | 422.4 peak rate - current LCU | 422.4 peak rate - current LCU | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania was 422.4 peak rate - current LCU in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 429 peak rate - current LCU in 2009.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 peak rate - current LCU in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Tanzania ranks 6th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 570.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Local call refers to the cost of peak rate 3-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's own terminal (i.e., not from a public telephone). This indicator is expressed in local currency.